Nebula 1.0 released

[mar]

Intel E6550 supports SSE2, so it should be working fine on it.
I added nosse 32-bit version, so could you please try using that one.

I think the problem is not SSE but that it imports InitOnceExecuteOnce from kernel32, which is only supported by Vista and later.

[Dragan]

I am not calling that explicitly, but I guess MS compiler is putting it in.
Just confirmed that executables aren't working on Win XP. When I compile with the older version of MS Visual C++ everything works fine.
Will have to recompile and re-release everything

Thanks,
Dragan

[Dragan]

Hi Gabor.
Please download again. I recompiled all versions with the older version of compiler. These executables should work on WinXP and up.
They are actually slightly faster (around 2%) then the old downloads.
Cheers, Dragan

[geots]

Hi Gabor.
Please download again. I recompiled all versions with the older version of compiler. These executables should work on WinXP and up.
They are actually slightly faster (around 2%) then the old downloads.
Cheers, Dragan

Hi Dragan,

Thank you very much for your efforts. Unfortunately I am not going to have access to an XP machine until Monday, but I am sure someone can confirm your findings sooner than that.

Nebula testing (64-bit) is going to start in a couple of hours.

Gabor, I have been running 4'+2" blitz, and I believe he is pretty much correct that his engine is right there with Hermann 2.8 x64.


gts

[geots]

Hi Gabor.
Please download again. I recompiled all versions with the older version of compiler. These executables should work on WinXP and up.
They are actually slightly faster (around 2%) then the old downloads.
Cheers, Dragan

If the Popcount 64bit from the 1st download works fine for me- will it play at the same strength with the new download? What should I do?


Thanks,

george


PS: The charter says anyone announcing a new engine on TalkChess has to provide us with a logo!

[GenoM]

Hi Gabor.
Please download again. I recompiled all versions with the older version of compiler. These executables should work on WinXP and up.
They are actually slightly faster (around 2%) then the old downloads.
Cheers, Dragan

On my system the new 32-bit compile is working just fine.

Best,
Geno

[countrychess]

Hello Dragan

Thanks for Nebula, certainly a new participant in the countryChess tournament . Which country should it play in?

Good luck with the project and best regards,

Geert

[Graham Banks]

PS: The charter says anyone announcing a new engine on TalkChess has to provide us with a logo!

You can use this one if you like it.

[geots]

PS: The charter says anyone announcing a new engine on TalkChess has to provide us with a logo!

You can use this one if you like it.

Thank you- I will gladly use it. Nice!


george

[Dragan]

The speed difference is really minor and probably depends on the machine. On my Intel i7 machine, latest 32-bit and 64-bit versions are slightly faster, but the 64-bit PopCnt version is slightly slower.
ELO difference is not measurable considering the error margin and the number of games you are running.